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Bernie’s Right: Three Billionaires Really Do Have More Wealth Than Half of America
And in addition to the 3 billionaires Bernie mentioned, we should also be worried about the expanding fortunes of multi-generational welth dynasties.
Blogging Our Great Divide
- Chuck Collins
- Inequality
The wealthiest 3 billionaires in the U.S. – Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett — now have as much wealth as the bottom half of the U.S. population combined.
Those were the first words spoken at last night’s 2020 Democratic Debate, citing a wealth inequality study by the Institute for Policy Studies.
n fact, Sen. Bernie Sanders mentioned the study, Billionaire Bonanza, several times during the debate.
Fact checkers at The New York Times, the Washington Post and CNN verified Sen…